Transportation Information: RAIL

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Maryland is an exceptionally convenient travel destination, centrally located on the mid-Atlantic corridor and served by a transportation system designed so that your journey can be as hassle-free as it is pleasurable.

RAIL

Amtrak
Penn Station, Baltimore
1525 N Charles St
1-800-USA-RAIL
www.amtrak.com

Subway

Baltimore’s Metro Subway operates from Owings Mills, through downtown Baltimore, to the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Daily service is provided from 14 stations and operates every eight minutes during rush hour, every 10 minutes during the day, and every 10 to 20 minutes on evenings and weekends. Basic fares are $1.60 one-way or a $3.50 Day Pass for unlimited daily trips on MTA Local Buses, Light Rail and Metro Subway.

1-866-RIDE-MTA (1-866-743-3682)
www.mtamaryland.com/services/subway/

Washington D.C.’s Metro rail features $2 express routes from downtown Washington to the suburbs of Maryland and Virginia.

202-637-7000
www.wmata.com
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MARC Trains

Commuter service between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., operating 77 daily trips in the Baltimore-Washington corridor, eight Maryland counties and northeastern West Virginia on the Penn, Camden and Brunswick Lines. Monday to Friday only.

1-800-325-RAIL (1-800-325-7245)
www.mtamaryland.com/services/marc/

Light Rail

Above ground railway, which operates every day in nine-minute to 17-minute intervals, with 33 stops from Hunt Valley, through downtown Baltimore, and south to Glen Burnie. Stops include BWI Airport, Amtrak’s Penn Station Baltimore and the Camden Yards sports complex. Basic fares are $1.60 one-way or a $3.50 Day Pass for unlimited daily trips on MTA Local Buses, Light Rail and Metro Subway.

1-866-RIDE-MTA (1-866-743-3682)
www.mtamaryland.com/services/lightrail/

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